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# node-randomstring
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Library to help you create random strings.
## Installation
To install randomstring, use [npm](http://github.com/npm/npm):
```
npm install randomstring
```
## Usage
```javascript
var randomstring = require("randomstring");
randomstring.generate();
// >> "XwPp9xazJ0ku5CZnlmgAx2Dld8SHkAeT"
randomstring.generate(7);
// >> "xqm5wXX"
randomstring.generate({
length: 12,
charset: 'alphabetic'
});
// >> "AqoTIzKurxJi"
randomstring.generate({
charset: 'abc'
});
// >> "accbaabbbbcccbccccaacacbbcbbcbbc"
```
## API
`randomstring.`
- `generate(options)`
- `length` - the length of the random string. (default: 32) [OPTIONAL]
- `readable` - exclude poorly readable chars: 0OIl. (default: false) [OPTIONAL]
- `charset` - define the character set for the string. (default: 'alphanumeric') [OPTIONAL]
- `alphanumeric` - [0-9 a-z A-Z]
- `alphabetic` - [a-z A-Z]
- `numeric` - [0-9]
- `hex` - [0-9 a-f]
- `custom` - any given characters
## Command Line Usage
$ npm install -g randomstring
$ randomstring
> sKCx49VgtHZ59bJOTLcU0Gr06ogUnDJi
$ randomstring 7
> CpMg433
$ randomstring length=24 charset=github readable
> hthbtgiguihgbuttuutubugg
## Tests
```
npm install
npm test
```
## LICENSE
node-randomstring is licensed under the MIT license.